I Guess I Didn't Enjoy Drawing Very

As A Kid Growing Up In The 1950s I Became Acutely Aware Of The Changes Taking Place In American Culture And I Must Say I Didn't Much Like It. I Witnessed The Debasement Of Architecture, And I Could See A Decline In The Quality Of Things Like Comic Books And Toys, Things Made For Kids. Old Things Seemed To Have More Life, More Substance, More Humanity In Them.

I Draw The Line At Some Things. Some Things I Won't Do For Any Amount Of Money. Like For Instance, There's A Couple Of Ceos Of Very Large Corporations That Offered Me Lots Of Money To Do Special Pictures For Them. And I Just Refused To Do That. Even If It Was A Million Dollars I Wouldn't Do It.

Hey Kids, While You're Out Smashing The State Keep A Smile On Your Lips And A Song In Your Hearts.

I Lose Patience With Long Stories. I Get People Who Go, "crumb, Do Some Long Stories, Do A Graphic Novel." Novel-schmovel.

I Always Had A Sketchbook With Me When I Was Young. I Was Hiding Behind It, Basically, Hiding Behind Drawing Because I Couldn't Cope With People In Real Life; I Was Very Shy And Very Nervous Around People.